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Who were the first humans to reach the British Isles?

As ancient humans left Africa, they encountered many harsh environments including the Sahara and the high Arctic, but one of the last places they inhabited was Britain, likely due to the relentless cold and damp climate

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Technology

What makes a quantum computer good?

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Crescent moon rise at dawn with passing passenger jet

Environment

How pie-in-the-sky conspiracies distract from climate dangers

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Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

Health

Why not all ultra-processed foods are bad for you

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Commercial health tests promise peace of mind, but do they deliver?

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Space

Is the universe really one big black hole?

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Space

Why 'beauty factories' could solve two massive cosmological mysteries

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Trump's unfounded health claims cast a long shadow

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Why abandoning psychedelic research in the 1970s was a blow to science

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Mathematics

The most important mathematician you’ve (probably) never heard of

Alexander Grothendieck was a titan in his field, making deep connections that fuelled a revolution in mathematics, before giving it all up and disappearing. Jacob Aron explores what his work meant

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Health

We can avoid the agonising wait for advances in women's healthcare

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Environment

What made solar power the most desirable energy source on the planet?

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Mind

Are you an introvert or extrovert? Surprisingly, the answer is neither

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Mind

Is reading always better for your brain than listening to audiobooks?

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